Detailed information about Coin: Sovereign 1875 St George from United Kingdom

Coin: Sovereign 1875 St George

Description

A gold coin (22.05 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a young head of Queen Victoria facing to left, with a plain band and fillet around hair. The mint mark (M or S) below; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: The artist's initials W.W. are on the truncation of the neck.

The reverse features St. George on horseback holding short sword, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; in exergue, the date, 1875 and the artist's initials B.P.

Young head of Queen Victoria facing to left, with a plain band and fillet around hair. The mint mark (if any) below; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: The artist's initials W.W. are on the truncation of the neck.